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Narrative Skill in Boys with Fragile X Syndrome with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21516264     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We examined recalled narratives of boys with fragile X syndrome with autism spectrum disorder (FXS-ASD; N=28) and without ASD (FXS-O; N=29), and compared them to those of boys with Down syndrome (DS; N=33) and typically developing boys (TD; N=39). Narratives were scored for mentions of macrostructural Story Grammar elements (Introduction, Relationship, Initiating Events, Internal Response, Attempts/Actions, and Ending). We found that narrative recall is predicted by short-term memory and nonverbal mental age levels in almost all groups (except TD), but not by expressive syntax or caregiver education. After adjusting for these covariates, there were no differences between the three groups with intellectual disability (ID). The FXS-ASD group, however, had significantly poorer performance than the TD group on the overall Story Grammar score, and both the FXS-O and FXS-ASD groups had lower Attempts/Actions scores than the TD group. We conclude that some form of narrative impairment may be associated with FXS, that this impairment may be shared by other forms of ID, and that the presence of ASD has a significantly detrimental effect on narrative recall.
Authors:
Bruno Estigarribia; Gary E Martin; Joanne E Roberts; Amy Spencer; Agnieszka Gucwa; John Sideris
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Applied psycholinguistics     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0142-7164     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-4-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8006212     Medline TA:  Appl Psycholinguist     Country:  -    
Other Details:
Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  359-388     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HD038819-05//NICHD NIH HHS; R01 HD044935-05//NICHD NIH HHS; R03 HD040640-02//NICHD NIH HHS; T32 HD040127-10//NICHD NIH HHS

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